Job Description (National Manager)

PAKISTAN NATIONAL AIDS CONSORTIUM JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: National Manager

Based: Islamabad

Reports to: Executive Body, Pakistan National AIDS Consortium (PNAC)

Responsible for: PNAC office, team, and project implementation

Job Purpose

The Pakistan National AIDS Consortium (PNAC) is a network of 5 provincial/regional NGO networks throughout Pakistan. PNAC was founded in 2000 and is constituted of the Punjab AIDS Consortium (PAC), the Sindh AIDS Network (SAN), the Balochistan AIDS Network (BAN), the Northwest Frontier Province AIDS Consortium (NAC), and the Northern Areas AIDS Control Consortium (NAACC). Each provincial/regional consortium represents member NGOs, who work to prevent HIV/AIDS in Pakistan and/or to provide care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. PNAC does not currently have members, but instead represents the provincial/regional consortia at the national level and in the future will provide support and services, through a professional staff, to the provinces.

In 2004, the European Commission (EC) and DFID funded a project entitled “Building-Up Rights-Based Approaches to HIV/AIDS in Pakistan: A National Civil Society Capacity Building Project.” Commonly known as the TAMEER Project, this programme aims to radically enhance the capacity of HIV/AIDS NGOs and to help them be effective and enduring partners in public-private sector partnerships fighting HIV/AIDS. This includes enhanced governance, as well as strategic, organisational, technical and project identification and management capabilities, and increased joint planning and coordination. The TAMEER Project is being Implemented by Pakistan National AIDS Consortium (PNAC), other partners include Interact Worldwide Pakistan (IWP), KIT Health of the Netherlands, AIDOS from Italy, and the Centre for Population Studies of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

This post requires a highly dynamic individual who will build support for and lead the development of the PNAC national office, under the supervision of the PNAC executive body and in consultation with Interact Worldwide, with a specific focus upon the inception and implementation of a large new national-scale public-private sector partnership project with the National and Provincial AIDS Control Programmes. Essential facets of the role include working closely with the executive body of PNAC, hiring and training professional and support staff, establishing the national office, supporting the personal development of the PNAC staff, assessing and providing / managing high quality capacity building inputs to provincial consortia and member NGOs, advocating on behalf of the Consortia at the provincial and federal level, building knowledge management into the Consortia’s work, and overseeing the ongoing development of AIDS networks in Pakistan.

Main Areas of Work

1. Lead the inception and management of the PNAC office in Islamabad

Overall leadership of the PNAC office in Islamabad, with responsibility (often in consultation or collaboration with the PNAC executive body and/or Interact Worldwide) for hiring, training, and supervising staff; establishment and equipping/setting up of office; assistance with registration of PNAC with the Government of Pakistan; creation of internal systems, policies, and procedures; preparation of budgets, reports, and publications; management of physical and financial assets; organising activities; and leading and inspiring staff.

2. Oversee the implementation of the TAMEER project

Ensure high-quality project implementation, as per the work plan, through management of staff and effective liaison work with provincial/national consortia, executive bodies, and Interact Worldwide
Oversee the provision of technical assistance by PNAC staff to provincial/regional consortia, as requested or needed.
Provide organisational development support to provincial/regional consortia
With PNAC staff, organise and implement national-level advocacy activities on behalf of and with the participation of PLWHA, provincial/regional consortia, and member NGOs around the country
With Interact Worldwide and PNAC staff, oversee the production of a quarterly TAMEER project newsletter
With the PNAC Training Coordinator and provincial/regional consortia, organise provincial/regional trainings and workshops
With consortia M&E Officers, ensure M&E process is conducted smoothly and on schedule
Participate in the Small Grants Programme process and assist Interact Worldwide as requested; with provincial/regional consortia, ensure that all SGP partners submit timely, accurate, and high-quality narrative and financial reports
With Interact Worldwide, oversee knowledge management processes, including the production of project publications and a project website
Participate in TAMEER project planning and ongoing project development
Assist with TAMEER project research, as required
Serve as liaison with provincial/regional consortia, including disseminating information to them, collecting information from them, soliciting feedback, negotiating, and seeking consensus
Participate in any programme audits scheduled by the donor or the lead partner

3. Manage the PNAC Staff and Provide Personal and Team Development

· Identify your own personal training and career development needs and ways to address them, in conjunction with the executive body.

Manage, motivate, facilitate and support the personal development of your team, including through appraisal. In due course, expand and develop the team, as appropriate.
Provide recruitment, mentoring and personal and organisational development support to the Provincial/Regional consortia

3. Manage the PNAC Staff and Provide Personal and Team Development

Identify your own personal training and career development needs and ways to address them, in conjunction with the executive body.
Manage, motivate, facilitate and support the personal development of your team, including through appraisal. In due course, expand and develop the team, as appropriate.
Provide recruitment, mentoring and personal and organisational development support to the Provincial/Regional consortia

4. Represent, Build Support for and Lead the Development of PNAC

Complete all requirements relating to the establishment and maintenance of PNAC (including registration or re-registering) and maintain awareness of government policy and requirements in this regard. Mobilise resources to support ongoing PNAC programmes as well as new projects
Represent PNAC, including legally and in terms of financial accountability, procurement and contracting, as required.
Maintain awareness of government’s, key donors’ and other stakeholders’ policy priorities, procedures, and technical approaches in relation to HIV/AIDS.
Support or initiate new advocacy activities, in collaboration with the executive body and the professional staff.
Raise PNAC’s profile in Pakistan and the region and develop new partnerships.
With the executive body, help to identify and develop strategic priorities and operational plans for the management of the PNAC, in consultation with provincial/regional consortia, other stakeholders, and PNAC staff

4. Reporting, Information Provision and Liaison

Ensure transparency and accountability at PNAC.
Ensure timely and accurate Interact Worldwide and donor reporting, in accordance with reporting requirements and donor contract obligations, including coordinating reporting by provincial/regional consortia and SGP recipients
Contribute to ensuring adherence to systems and procedures operating in and between PNAC and regional/provincial consortia, and to the ongoing development and implementation of best practices within PNAC and across the member consortia and member NGOs.
Ensure annual audits and the production of high-quality annual reports

5. In Addition

Undertake business travel, as required.
Undertake any other activity that contributes to the smooth running and development of PNAC